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3 minutes, 22.46 seconds – the Granite Bay High School 4×400-meter time that shattered the previous long-standing school record.

The track team has had previous star sprinters who have had a long-lasting legacy at GBHS including NFL running back Sam Stroughter and NCAA sprinter Billy White. The current relay team’s talent has surpassed that legacy

Along with setting a school record, the team also brought home league and section championships.

“We did very well (last year), we won sections and came up just short in Masters,” senior Jason Dell’Orto said.

Given the team’s great accomplishments, the sprinter’s biggest victory of the season may have been retaining all the team’s members. The boys have proved to be the best 4×400 team in school history, and they have yet to reach their potential.

The 2016-2017 team consisted of runners Anthony Martin (sophomore), Jason Dell’Orto (junior), Ricki Frank (junior) and Jaylon Latson (junior) – all of whom have returned to the team this year.

With such talent and chemistry, the team has made it clear that it has higher expectations as the season goes on.

“Going to state is our biggest goal this year,” senior Jarad Harper said.

Though the 4×400 squad is not the only event team to have high aspirations for a record-breaking championship winning season – the 4×100 meter relay team is coming off both league and section championships as well from the 2016-2017 season.